Supreme Court of Florida

In the context of Florida Statutes section 458.320, which outlines the financial responsibility requirements for physicians practicing in Florida, section 458.320 neither imposes a duty on nor creates a cause of action against hospitals for failing to ensure the financial responsibility of their staff-privileged physicians.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/24/2007
• Published 05/24/2007

Judges

• PARIENTE, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• H. Mark Purdy and Rose-Ann Flynn of Purdy and Flynn, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Petitioners., Joel S. Perwin of Joel S. Perwin, P.A., Miami, FL, on behalf of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers;  and Gail Leverett Parenti of Parenti and Parenti, PA., Miami, FL, and William A. Bell, General Counsel, Florida Hospital Association, Tallahassee, FL, on behalf of the Florida Hospital Association, as Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Arthur J. England, Jr. and Edward G. Guedes of Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Miami, FL, Hal B. Anderson and Kevin M. Vannatta of Billing, Cochran, Heath, Lyles, Mauro and Anderson, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Respondents.